Episode
Antiques Roadshow: Hopetoun House
Overview
Fiona Bruce and the team greet over four thousand visitors who flocked to Hopetoun House on the banks of the Forth in Scotland for one of the busiest Roadshows on record. Objects under scrutiny include a rare illustration of Queen Victoria visiting Balmoral for the first time, a valuable pottery pig kept in a cat basket, and some of the earliest records in the story of British broadcasting.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2010-03-21
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
Hopetoun House is Episode 23 in Series 32 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2010-03-21. The runtime is 58 min.
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Episode 21: Leeds (2)
The programme makes a return visit to Leeds Town Hall as Fiona Bruce and the team of experts set up for another busy day.
Objects under scrutiny include an enormous sculpture of carved elephants weighing a ton and bought on the internet, a gold ring from the 16th century dug up in a field, and a doll with a tragic tale is brought out of her glass case for the first time in a hundred years.
Episode 24: Stanway House
Fiona Bruce and the team are in the Cotswolds to visit Stanway House.
The team of experts make some intriguing finds, including a moving collection of love letters that tell a tragic tale from World War One, and the owner of a suite of furniture is in for a big surprise.
Plus, there's a big reaction when the owner of a box of posters bought for 50p is given a current day valuation.
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Episode 20: Leeds (1)
Fiona Bruce and the team visit a packed Leeds Town Hall for another busy day of valuations.
Among the items intriguing the experts are a valuable diamond brooch left as security for an unpaid off-licence bill, and a 15th-century spoon found by a builder while digging a trench. The price of a single glass nearly induces heart failure in one lucky owner.
Episode 25: Stanway House (2)
Fiona Bruce and the team of experts return to Stanway House in Gloucestershire and are in for a busy day of valuations. Objects brought to the cameras include a painting found dumped by a motorway, a collection of Dame Barbara Cartland's hats bought by a milliner, and a very valuable self-portrait.
Episode 19: Ironbridge
Fiona Bruce and the team head to Blists Hill Victorian Town near Ironbridge in Shropshire. Objects exciting the experts include a rare group of early puppets, a collection of clothes and accessories from the Swinging Sixties, and a valuable oak dresser described as the 'best of the best'.
Episode 26: Compilation - Abbotsford and Burghley
Fiona Bruce and the team return to Burghley House near Stamford and Abbotsford in Melrose for previously unscreened finds. Among the objects discussed are a jewel box made for, yet never given to, a royal princess, and the oldest walking stick seen on the programme. Plus, the owner of a Chinese watercolour receives a staggering valuation.
Episode 18: Bath (2)
A second helping from Bath, where Fiona Bruce and the team welcome visitors to the magnificent Assembly Rooms.
Cameras focus in on family treasures including a rare teapot bought at a boot sale, an unusual image of Hitler depicted in propaganda posters, and a painting of a gentle Irish landscape hides a dramatic valuation.
Episode 27: Chester
Fiona Bruce and the team greet over 4,000 visitors who flocked to Hopetoun House on the banks of the Forth in Scotland for one of the busiest Roadshows on record.
Objects under scrutiny include a rare illustration of Queen Victoria visiting Balmoral for the first time, a valuable pottery pig kept in a cat basket, and some of the earliest records in the story of British broadcasting.
Episode 17: Bath
Fiona Bruce and the team are in Bath where thousands flock to the Assembly Rooms with their treasured objects.
Items under scrutiny include a marble statue which requires six men to lift, a pair of antique bronzes found under a caravan, and a genuine work by Constable.
Episode 28: Greenwich
Fiona Bruce and the team set up for a busy day at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.
Objects intriguing the experts include the effects of Queen Mary's personal bodyguard and a Victorian toilet described as the owner's 'pride and joy'.
The arrival of a painting of a female spy from World War One triggers the discovery of an important painting.
Episode 16: Aberglasney
The team heads to Wales as Fiona Bruce and the experts arrive at Aberglasney Gardens in Carmarthenshire.
Despite the rain that welcomes them, there's a deluge of treasures including valuable illustrations found abandoned in a loft, a poignant remnant from the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, and one of the most valuable plates ever seen at a Roadshow.
Episode 29: Greenwich (2)
A second visit to the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. The team of experts is kept busy by a huge crowd of visitors eager to learn more about their treasures.
Objects under scrutiny include one of the rarest groups of medals to be seen at a Roadshow and a Lalique figure found under a hotel bed by a chambermaid. Plus, Fiona Bruce discovers it's true that when waiting for a bus, three can turn up at once.